Went to a family outing on the weekend which ended up being a surprise engagement party. So way more people and music than we anticipated. We had also stayed at the GP place the night before so we could go to said catch up as we live 2 hrs away.
Our 4 month old was already a bit upset from the drive over and a really bad sleep, so we said hello to everyone, told them he is a bit overwhelmed and that we were going to find a quiet corner until he settles.
But lo and behold, we were flocked with people wanting to touch the baby and get in his face which made him cry. And most of this were his aunties who had seen him all yesterday and that morning with plenty of cuddles!
I kept telling them to give us a moment and they'd give about a minute before coming back over and talking about how much they want to 'eat him' or bringing over another relative who would also get in his face and ask to hold him. I even went inside to breastfeed him and people still followed. My SILs husband even told her off for scaring him at one point! She's pregnant right now and I'm really considering getting their kid an obnoxiously loud toy each birthday.
It happens every time we catch up with them and they just don't take no for an answer and ignore our requests to just let him be - doesn't matter if it's DH or me saying it. They usually stop if MIL says something, but then she comes over and does the same thing (although she does stop we when point it out)!
Maybe it's just because I never did, and still don't, have any interest in holding other people's baby (aside from my own of course!), but is it really that hard to just leave us alone?